You can stop the clock if you feed, rest, and recharge your body right. Live more days like this to roll back the years and prevent aging.

A new daily routine

A new daily routine

There are so many reasons to embrace getting older. Post-college what-do-I-do-with-my-life syndrome? Over. The whole plastic-container-as-furniture thing? Long gone, thankfully. But it's hard to feel psyched about creaky knees, drooping energy, drooping... other things. It's no wonder women line their medicine cabinets with "magic serums" and hit the plastic surgeon's office for a little poke here and a little tuck there.

Do whatever works for you--just don't make the mistake of tackling your outsides while ignoring your insides. Experts say the best anti-aging "treatments" are the foods we eat, exercise we get, and daily habits we keep. "The body ages along several pathways, all of which operate from the inside out," notes David L. Katz, M.D., founding director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center. "Some basic lifestyle tweaks can help reduce these processes and have a noticeable effect right at the cellular level."

Everything from a calm morning commute to a nourishing dinner tonight can make you look younger tomorrow. And the same habits that improve your appearance also help keep serious illnesses like heart disease and cancer at bay. The result? A longer, better, and--yes--prettier life.

6:30 A.M.

6:30 A.M.

TAKE A WALK WHILE THE COFFEE BREWS

It'll do you good right down to your bones. The fact is that bone mass peaks around age 30. After that, bone loss progresses at about 1 to 2 percent per year, says exercise physiologist Steven Hawkins, Ph.D. But regular weight-bearing activity like walking or jogging actually increases bone density. Aim for 20 to 30 minutes first thing in the a.m. to ensure that you do it.